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Whitehills Harbour, Lighthouse

Beacon (19th Century)

Site Name Whitehills Harbour, Lighthouse

Classification Beacon (19th Century)

Canmore ID 18435

Site Number NJ66NE 2.01

NGR NJ 6547 6573

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/18435

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  • Council Aberdeenshire
  • Parish Boyndie
  • Former Region Grampian
  • Former District Banff And Buchan
  • Former County Banffshire

Archaeology Notes

NJ66NE 2.01

Location formerly cited as NJ 6547 6573.

Lighthouse [NAT]

OS 1:10,000 map, 1977.

(Whitehills: location cited as NJ 656 657). At end of E pier: D & C Stevenson, 1900. Short cylindrical steel tower, cylindrical lantern with curved square panes and conical roof. Handrail round pier end and round top of tower.

J R Hume 1997.

Activities

Field Visit (September 2022)

NJ 65470 65730 Visited during fieldwork by SCAPE. No changes to description.

Information from S. Boyd and J. Hambly - Scottish Coastal Archaeology and the Problem of Erosion (SCAPE).

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